{"product_id":"donato-dozzy-astro","title":"Donato Dozzy - Astro","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cem\u003eAstro\u003c\/em\u003e’, the new double LP by \u003cstrong\u003eDonato Dozzy\u003c\/strong\u003e, is in many ways a culmination and intersection of life-long interests, and Tresor Records is delighted to announce that it will launch into the cosmos on November 20, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDonato Dozzy is beloved for his way of blending synthesised sounds into seamless, deep, hypnotic works, whether as a DJ or in the studio. So it might come as a surprise that at the root and source of Dozzy’s musical inspiration, we find Japanese children’s cartoons and toys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the late 70s into the 80s, Italian youngsters, including Dozzy, were captivated by a wave of Japanese cartoons featuring Jumbo Machinders, awe-inspiring robots on adventures beyond our solar system. Every episode came dubbed into Italian, and had its own specially written Italian theme song, each pressed onto a 7inch single. This was the launchpad for two lifelong obsessions: vinyl records and vinyl figurines, and still kept in his home today in immaculate, carefully tended collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2025, Dozzy took a sample from the first of the Japanese themes he ever owned, \u003cem\u003eAstro Robot Contatto Ypsylon\u003c\/em\u003e. Marking the first time he had directly sampled a song for his own work, later to become the track ‘\u003cem\u003eAstro\u003c\/em\u003e’, this created an impulse to begin a series of new music, sparked by the robots in his collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDozzy’s meticulous respect for his collections is reflected in the precision of these tracks. Elements within each track are harmoniously organised together while ever retaining a sense of space that reflects the cosmic subject matter. Explorative tracks like ‘\u003cem\u003eRaydeen\u003c\/em\u003e’, and ‘\u003cem\u003eHimika (M Song)\u003c\/em\u003e’ exemplify this with powerful yet gentle arpeggios, while ‘\u003cem\u003ePegasu\u003c\/em\u003e’ brings forth visions of robots assembling for a deep-space mission launch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMuch like the human characters in the cartoons who piloted the Jumbo Machinder robots, on ‘\u003cem\u003eAstro\u003c\/em\u003e’, Donato takes control of mighty machines such as the EMS Synthi AKS to create sonic journeys for us all to embark on. ‘\u003cem\u003eJumbo Crack\u003c\/em\u003e’, written on the AKS, is a soaring beatless piece built of rising bass tones and white noise that combine to conjure taking off from earth or a long journey through space. The whole collection is rounded out with ‘\u003cem\u003eRyoma (Lò Song)\u003c\/em\u003e’, a gigantic trance anthem that could easily be the closing credits of your favourite childhood cartoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith ‘\u003cem\u003eAstro\u003c\/em\u003e’, Donato Dozzy pulls together threads in his life: the warp of music and synthesisers intertwining with the weft of childhood memories. A tribute to that freedom to dream, and to the sounds that, from the turntable of his childhood led him toward alien and technological musical territories.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tresor","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl 2LP + DL Code","offer_id":59436505694553,"sku":"SDZ-52469","price":34.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/0047225400_10.jpg?v=1789476533","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/donato-dozzy-astro","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}